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TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
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§ 152.35 CROSS-CONNECTION PROHIBITED.
   (A)   Connections between the public water supply system and other systems or equipment containing water or other substances or unknown or questionable quality are prohibited except when and where approved cross-connection control devices or methods are installed, tested and maintained to insure proper operation on a continuing basis.
   (B)   No connection shall be permitted between the public water supply system and any other water supply not of equal or better bacteriological and chemical quality as determined by inspection and analysis by the agency and/or the city.
   (C)   There shall be no arrangement or connection by which contamination may enter the public water supply system.
(Ord. O-97-06, passed 10-27-97)
§ 152.36 SURVEY AND INVESTIGATIONS.
   (A)   The customer's premises shall be open at reasonable times to the CCCDI for the inspection for the presence or absence of cross-connections within the customer's premises and testing, repair and maintenance of cross-connection control devices within the customer's premises.
   (B)   On request by the Superintendent or his designee, the customer shall furnish information regarding the piping system or systems for water use within the customer's premises and cross-connection inspection results. The customer's premises shall be open at reasonable times to the Water Superintendent for the verification of information submitted by the customer regarding the piping system or systems for water use and cross-connection inspection results.
   (C)   It shall be the responsibility of the customer to arrange a survey to be made on a set period of time not to exceed an annual survey of water use practices on the customer's premises to determine whether there are actual or potential cross- connections to the customer's water system through which contamination or pollution could backflow into the customer's water system or the public water system. All cross-connection control or other plumbing inspections must be conducted in accordance with ILCS Ch. 225, Act 320, § 40, and as amended from time to time.
   (D)   It is the responsibility and financial obligation of the customer to prevent backflow into the public water supply system by ensuring that:
      (1)   All cross-connections are removed or approved cross-connection control devices are installed for control of backflow and back-siphoning.
      (2)   Cross-connection control devices shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
      (3)   Cross-connection control devices shall be inspected at least annually by a person approved by the agency as a CCCDI. The inspection of mechanical devices shall include physical testing in accordance with manufacturer's instructions on an annual basis.
(Ord. O-97-06, passed 10-27-97)
§ 152.37 TESTING AND RECORDS.
   (A) Each device shall be tested at least annually by the City Plumbing Inspector or his designee who is a certified Cross-Connection Control Device Inspector or more frequently if recommended by the manufacturer or Superintendent.
   (B)   Original records submitted to the Superintendent shall be available for inspection by agency personnel in accordance with ILCS Ch. 415, Act 5, § 4. These original records shall be maintained by the city.
   (C)   Each device shall have a tag attached listing the date of the most recent test, name of the CCCDI and type and date of repairs.
   (D)   A maintenance log shall be maintained and include:
      (1)   Date of each test;
      (2)   Name and approval number of person performing the inspection or test;
      (3)   Test results/inspection;
      (4)    Repairs and servicing required;
      (5)    Repairs and date completed; and
      (6)   Services performed and date complete.
(Ord. O-97-06, passed 10-27-97)
§ 152.38 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
   (A)   Water customers that file reports with the city may request that portions of a report which may disclose trade secrets or proprietary processes shall not be made available for inspection by the public. Confidential portions shall be made available upon written request to the government agencies for uses related to this subchapter. Portions of a report shall be available for use by the state or any state agency in judicial review or enforcement proceedings involving the water customer furnishing the report.
   (B)   Any information accepted as confidential shall not be transmitted to the general public until and unless written notification is given to the customer. It shall be the responsibility of the customer to prove confidentiality to the city by immediately presenting the basis for such a claim of confidentiality. The city shall not be required to make data available to the general public except in accordance with the City Code of Ordinances and the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, ILCS Ch. 5, Act 140.
   (C)   Nothing herein shall be construed to limit or restrict any customer from exercising any right it may have to object to any request by the city for confidential information from such user.
(Ord. O-97-06, passed 10-27-97)
§ 152.39 CONDITIONS WHERE PROTECTION IS REQUIRED.
   (A)   An approved backflow prevention device shall be installed on each water service line to a customer's water system when, in the judgment of the Superintendent, actual or potential hazards to the public water supply system may exist.
   (B)   An approved backflow prevention device shall be installed on each water service line to a customer's water system where the following conditions exist:
      (1)   Premises having an auxiliary water system, unless such auxiliary water system is accepted as an additional source by the Superintendent and the source is approved by the agency and local authority.
      (2)   Premises where any substance(s) exists which can create an actual or potential hazard to the public water supply system.
      (3)   Premises having internal cross-connections that, in the judgment of the Superintendent, are not correctable or intricate plumbing arrangements which make it impractical to determine whether or not cross-connections exist.
      (4)   Premises where, because of security requirements or other prohibitions or restrictions, it is impossible or impractical to make a complete cross-connection survey.
      (5)   Premises having a repeated history of cross-connections being established or re-established.
   (C)   An approved backflow prevention device shall be installed on each water line to a customer's water system servicing, but not necessarily limited to, the following types of facilities unless the Superintendent determines that no actual or potential hazard to the public water supply system exists:
      (1)   Hospital, mortuaries, clinics, nursing homes.
      (2)   Laboratories.
      (3)   Sewage treatment plants, sewage pumping stations or storm water pumping stations.
      (4)   Food or beverage processing plants.
      (5)   Fertilizer/chemical plants.
      (6)   Metal plating industries.
      (7)   Petroleum processing or storage plants.
      (8)   Radioactive material processing plants or nuclear.
      (9)   Car washes.
      (10)   Lawn sprinkler systems
(Ord. O-97-06, passed 10-27-97)
§ 152.40 TYPE OF PROTECTION REQUIRED.
   (A)   The type of protection required shall depend on the degree of hazard which exists as follows:
      (1)   An approved fixed air gap shall be installed where the public water supply system may be contaminated causing a severe health hazard.
      (2)   An approved fixed air gap or an approved reduced pressure zone principal backflow prevention device shall be installed where the public water supply system may be contaminated causing a system or health hazard.
      (3)   An approved fixed air gap separation or an approved reduced pressure zone principal backflow prevention device shall be installed where the public water supply system may be polluted with substances that could cause a pollution hazard dangerous to health.
   (B)   The type of protection required under this article shall be an approved fixed air gap separation or an approved reduced pressure zone principal backflow prevention device.
   (C)   Where a public water supply or an auxiliary water supply is used for a fire protection system reduced pressure zone principal backflow preventers shall be installed between the fire sprinkler systems connected to the public water supply system when:
      (1)   The sprinkler system contains antifreeze or chemical additives or both.
      (2)   Water maybe pumped into the system from another source or from a nonpotable water supply, or both, or when water can be connected to the sprinkling system.
   (D)   All backflow prevention devices, methods, installation and maintenance required by this subchapter shall be approved by the Superintendent. Approval shall be based on the Research Foundation for Cross Connection Control of the University of Southern California, American Water Works Association, American Society of Sanitary Engineering or American National Standards Institute or certified by the National Sanitation Foundation to be in compliance with applicable industry specifications. A manufacturer's maintenance manual shall be available on-site.
(Ord. O-97-06, passed 10-27-97)
§ 152.41 INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE.
   (A)   Schedule for inspection, testing, maintenance and repair. It shall be the duty of the customer at the premises on which backflow prevention devices required by this subchapter are installed to have inspection, tests, maintenance and repair made in accordance with the following schedule or more often where inspections indicate a need or are specified in the manufacturer's instructions:
      (1)   Fixed proper air gap separations shall be inspected at the time of installation and at least annually thereafter.
      (2)   Double check valve assemblies shall be inspected and tested for tightness at time of installation and at least annually thereafter and required service performed within 15 days.
      (3)   Reduced pressure zone principal backflow prevention devices shall be tested at least annually or more frequently if recommended by the manufacturer.
   (B)   Testing by the City Plumbing Inspector. Testing shall be performed by the City Plumbing Inspector, who has been approved by the agency as competent to service the device.
   (C)   Labeling tag. Each device shall have a tag attached including the information as required by this subchapter.
   (D)   Repair of backflow prevention devices. Whenever backflow prevention devices required by these regulations are found to be defective, they shall be repaired or replaced at the expense of the customer within 15 days or as specified by the Superintendent. Backflow prevention devices shall not be bypassed, made inoperative, removed or otherwise made ineffective without written specific authorization by the Superintendent.
   (E)   Forwarding of test results. Copies of all test results shall be forwarded to the Superintendent at the time of each inspection as described in this section.
   (F)   The city to charge an inspection fee. The city shall charge the owner of each building that has a cross-connection control device, an inspection fee of $100 for each device inspected. The Plumbing Inspector shall be paid a fee as determined by the Mayor and City Council for the inspection and for the use and maintenance of the testing equipment.
(Ord. O-97-06, passed 10-27-97)
§ 152.42 BOOSTER PUMPS.
   (A)   Where a booster pump has been installed on the service line to or within any premises, such pump shall be equipped with a low-pressure cutoff device designed to shut off the booster pump when the pressure in the service line on the suction side of the pump drops to 20 psi or less.
   (B)   It shall be the duty of the customer to maintain the low-pressure cutoff device in proper working order and to certify to the Superintendent at least once a year that the device is operative.
(Ord. O-97-06, passed 10-27-97)
§ 152.43 DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE; RECONNECTION FEE.
   (A)    The Superintendent may deny or discontinue, after the specified compliance period is exhausted, the water service to any premises wherein any backflow prevention device required by these regulations is not installed, tested, maintained and repaired in a manner acceptable to the Superintendent; or if it is found that the backflow prevention device has been removed or bypassed, or if an unprotected cross-connection exists on the premises, or if a low-pressure cutoff required by these regulations is not installed or maintained in working order.
   (B)   Water service to such premises shall not be restored until the customer has corrected or eliminated such conditions or defects in conformance with this subchapter and to the satisfaction of the Superintendent, and the required reconnection fee of $500 is paid.
(Ord. O-97-06, passed 10-27-97)
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